Edward Mitchell Bannister

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Edward Mitchell Bannister was a 19th-century African American painter associated with the Barbizon and Tonalist styles, renowned for his atmospheric landscape paintings and role in New England’s art community.

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instanceOf African American artist
painter
person
activeIn 19th century
New England art community
linked to: New England art
awardReceived First prize, painting, Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1876
burialPlace North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
causeOfDeath heart attack
coFounderOf Providence Art Club
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1828-11-02
dateOfDeath 1901-01-09
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Bannister
fieldOfWork fine art
landscape art
genre landscape painting
givenName Edward
influencedBy Barbizon school painters
linked to: Barbizon school

French landscape painting
memberOf Providence Art Club
middleName Mitchell
movement Barbizon school
Tonalism
notableFor atmospheric landscape paintings
breaking racial barriers in American art institutions
role in New England art community
notableWork Approaching Storm
Hay Gatherers
Under the Oaks
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
placeOfDeath Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
religion Christianity
representedBy National Gallery of Canada collection
Rhode Island School of Design Museum collection
linked to: RISD Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum collection
residence Boston, Massachusetts
Providence, Rhode Island
sexOrGender male
spouse Christiana Carteaux Bannister
style realism
tonal landscape

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